Conductor support



March 14, 1933.

S. S. MATTHES CONDUCTOR SUPPORT:

Filed March 11, 1951 Inventor JAMUEL 5. MAJTHES Attorney Patented Mar. 14, 1933 i I I I UNITED srATEs {PATENT ori ice,

SAM EL s. MATTHES, or MAnsFIELn' OHIO, ssrenon 'ro THE onro BRASS COMPANY, or MANSFIELD, onro, A oonron rron on NEW JERSEY I 'coi mnoron snrronr v 7 Application a March 11, 1931. Serial No. 521,659.

My invention relates to supports for con- The member B comprises an inverted U ductors and particularly trolley wires; shaped grooved member formed up out of The object of my invention isto provide sheet material and having a pair of depend a support which has a renewable wear parting. lips '6 forming an open bottom groove r o and one whichcan be readily and-economi- 7" prior to the lipsbeing formed about the cally replaced and which can be made of trolley wire 1. The lips are shown as various compositions of metal as for inrounded and tapered at their ends asindistance rolled copper, bronze and brass or of cated' at 8 or they may be formed as shown rolled ferrous metals. 3 in myPatents1,521,199 and 1,521,200 issued 10 My invention resides in the new and novel December 30, 192 1. In Fig. 5 is shown a construction, combination-and relation of section on the line5 5 of Fig. 1 which is the various parts herein described and adjacentthe end of the ear and the lips are shown in the accompanying drawingf shown as being thinner at their abutting In the drawing edges than on the side and this thickness of 1 5 Fig. 1 is a side view in elevation and parthe abutting edges decreases'as the section tialsection of my invention. p I approaches the end of the earand increases Fig. 2 is a top viewof Fig. 1. as the section is moved toward the center un- Fig. 3 is an end View of Fig. 1. t I til the thickness of the lip' edges is equal to Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of a that of the 'sides of the lips which i's the modification of aportion of; my invention as thickness of the sheet metal from which the later described. 1 member B is made.- This lip construction is Fig. 5 is a sectionalview'on the line 55 clearly set forth in my priorpatents referred ofFi.1. ,tol- My invention comprises three distinct The member Bis provided at its ends with 5-3 parts namely, ayoke member A, the grooved a recessed portion 9 which is comparatively member-B and the holding members C. narrow, but having a greater length. The The member A is made preferably of a member B has a passage 10 leading into the casting either ferrous ornon-ferrous. recess or cavity 9 and through which pro- The member B' is made preferably from jects the shank of 'the'member'C. q of) sheet material formed to shape to provide The member C may be of forged ferrous or a groove to fit the trolley wire 1 and having non-ferrous metal and comprises a bolt porlips which are bendable about the trolley tion 11, a shank12 and a nut 13. The head wire. J a ortion may be of Various shapes and sizes The member C comprisesa special headed as shown in Figs. '1 and 4, but in all cases 'c 'bolt and nut and may be of various shapes. these heads are narrow as compared with 35 The member A comprisesthe boss 2- which their length so as to keepthe width of the is internally threaded'to receive a threaded member B as narrow as possible, that is, stud on a hanger from which the support is not to exceed the diameter of the wire plus suspended. Projecting in opposite directwice'the thickness of the metal from which tions from the boss 2 are the arms 3 and the member B is made. If desired, the bolt which are spacecl'from the upper edge of portion may be of steel and the nut 13 of a Y the member B. At the end of each arm 3 non-ferrous metal. is a boss member 4 having a passage 5 there- The end portions of the arms 3 are rethrough to receive the shank of the member cessed and receive the projections on the C. The member A may be made of a forgmember B as shown inFig. 5 and then sup- '9 ing or a casting and made of wrought iron port the-member B agai'nst side strains. or steel or cast copper, bronze or brassor of In Fig. 1 the arms 3 of the member A malleableized cast iron. For most purposes are shown as spaced from the member B I prefer the malleableized, cast iron 'asit is and also the boss 2 but the boss may be made 7 59 strong and comparatively cheap. to engage the member B, while in Fig. 4

corresponding arm 3 is grooved and shown as contactmg with the upper edge of the member B. The first form allows the yield-.

ing of the part B relative to the member A from the hanger while in the latter form the member B is reinforced by the longitudinally grooved member A and in the second form by the boss 2.

The member (1' may consist of a separate head part 11 which is drilledand tapped to receive a cap screw which is the equivalent of making the shank 12 and nut'13 integral and the head 11 separate and drilled'and tapped. g 1

The passage 5 and 5 through the member 'B may offer clearance to the shank -12 or may be slightly elongated as'in case of a slot thus offering adjustability of the parts.

. It will be seenthat the member B maybe renewed or it may be replacedzby a member made of various metals as desired without thenecessity ofremoving the member A from the hanger or scrapp ingthe entire device as is done where the parts are unitary.

Variations will be evident to those skilled in the art.

I claim V 1. A conductor support comprising an inverted U'shaped sheet-metal-member having agrooveand depending l ips,.a recess formed at each end of the member opening into the groove and having a passage thereunto through the wall of said member, a yoke member having a bossand arms projecting therefrom and havinga passage through each end, each passage coinciding with one of the passages through the ends of the first member, a bolt for each recess and having a head therein and a shank projecting through the said corresponding passages and means on eachshankto draw and hold the U member and yoke member together.

2. A supporting device comprising an inverted U shaped sheet-metal-member having a groove to receive av trolley wire, a pair of lips to bend about the wire and a cavity opening into thegroove at each end, a yoke member hav ng a central supporting boss and a passage at each free end, a passage in the U member and means positioned in saidcavities to detachablysecure the members together and means on the yoke to receive a support.

4. A supporting device comprising an inverted U shaped sheet-metal-member having a groove for a trolley wire and lips to be bent about the wire and a cavity at each end of the member with a passage thereinto through the wall of the U member, a yoke member having its ends only in contact with the U member and having a passage'through each end-registering with a corresponding .passage'in the U member and means positioned in saidcavities to detachably secure the memberstogether and means on the yoke to receive a support.

-5. A supporting device comprising aninverted U shapedsheet-met'al-member of copperhaving a groove to receive and hold a trolley wire and a cavity at each end and a passage through the wall of the U member opening into each cavity, a separately formed member: of dissimilar metal with a passage at each end and adjacent the aforesaid passages and means co-operating with each cavity and the corresponding passages to detachably hold' the members together and means on the last member bywhich to supportthe device. 1

6. A supporting device comprising an inverted U shaped"sheet-metalsmember of copper having a groove 'toreceive andhold a trolley wire and a-cavity at each end and a passage through the wall of the Uimember into each cavity,..a s'eparatelyvfor'med member of dissimilar metalwith a passage at each end and adjacent the aforesaid passages and means co-operating 'with'each cavity and the corresponding passages to detachably hold the members together and means on the last member by which tosupport the device, the separately formed member engaging the U member between its ends.

7. A holding member for a supporting :device comprising an elongated U shaped sheet-metal-member forming a groove to receive and hold' a trolleywire and lips to bend about thewire and pratically meet at their edges, a recess formed at each end opening into the groove and a passage through'the wall of thewU member opening into each. and the lipsbeing tapered. back from the ends for a predetermined distance.

8. A supporting device comprising an arm .m'ember having a means of support between itsendsand recessed means at each end of the arm, an inverted U-shaped trolley wire holding member-having a groove'and a re- .cess formed at each'end, the lwall of the U member surrounding the recess projecting from the surface of the U member and arranged to fit into one of the said recesses in the arm and a plurality of means to secure the U member to the arm at the en'ds.

V 9. A conductor support comprising an elongated ,yoke member having means. to

7 ceive and hold a trolley wire, recesses along a one edge of the supporting member co-operating with projections on the bight on the nal movement ofthe members, and: means removably securing the members together.

15. A trolley'wire hanger comprising an elongated supporting body member having a downwardly projecting boss, a bendable .wire receiving member having its. bight seated in the body member at .its ends and engaging the projecting boss, and headed studs and nuts securingthe members together on each side of the projecting boss.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature. e

SAMUEL S. MATTHES.

U-shaped -member and separately formed. I

means associated with the recesses and projections to detachably hold the members together. V

11. A conductor support comprising an elongated supporting member having means intermediate its ends to secure the member to a support, an elongated U shaped member forming a groove to receive a trolley wire and bendable lips to engage the wire, recesses formed along the bight of the U member opening into the groove and a passage through the wall of the U member into each recess and means secured to the supporting member and projecting through each. passage and into the recess to securethe members together.

12. A conductor support comprising an elongated member having means intermediate its ends tosecure the member to a support, an elongated U shaped member having a groove to receive a trolley wire and bendable lips to engage the wire, U member forming a cavity and a passage through the projection into the cavity and separately formed means to hold the members together and in assembled relation and comprising means secured to the supporting member and projecting into the cavity and having an enlargement therein.

13. As a new article of manufacture, a trolley wire hanger comprising a bodv adapted for suspension from a suitable stud, a bendable trolley wire receiving member seated on said body and having portions thereof depressed into said body. and means comprising a headed bolt for effecting connection between the bendable member and the body, said bolt having its head shaped to conform to the bendable member.

14. A trolley wire hanger comprising an elongated supporting body member having an exposed bottom surface and having a recess at each end of the body member, a member having bendable lips forming a wire receiving groove seated against the said surface and having depressions "therein forming bosses seated in the recesses in the body member to prevent relative longitudi- 

